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Highlights
- Qualifies as an Ultra peak (>5000 ft / 1500 m prominence); the most prominent peak in Nevada
- A very popular mountain to climb; only 35 miles northwest of Las Vegas
- Snow covered for half the year.
- Can see Area 51 from this peak
Routes
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75 summits • 16.4 mi • 4,274 ft gain • 7 hr 54 min • Class 2
48 summits • 17.4 mi • 4,861 ft gain • 8 hr 32 min • Class 2
13 summits • 9.2 mi • 3,207 ft gain • 6 hr 34 min • Class 2
8 summits • 7.4 mi • 3,964 ft gain • 9 hr 43 min • Class 4
8 summits • 20.7 mi • 4,896 ft gain • 8 hr 53 min • Class 2
5 summits • 17.9 mi • 4,748 ft gain • 10 hr 18 min
3 summits • 7.8 mi • 3,635 ft gain • 7 hr 44 min
3 summits • 18.2 mi • 3,276 ft gain • 10 hr 15 min
3 summits • 17.1 mi • 4,627 ft gain • 9 hr 1 min
3 summits • 15.8 mi • 4,309 ft gain • 9 hr 38 min
3 summits • 18.3 mi • 4,638 ft gain • 11 hr 8 min
1 summit • 12.4 mi • 4,648 ft gain
1 summit • 16.6 mi • 4,209 ft gain • 8 hr 44 min
1 summit • 18.8 mi • 4,449 ft gain • 9 hr 9 min
1 summit • 19.5 mi • 4,465 ft gain • 10 hr 33 min
1 summit • 22.0 mi • 4,247 ft gain • 10 hr 34 min
1 summit • 22.5 mi • 5,262 ft gain • 12 hr 36 min
1 summit • 14.7 mi • 4,206 ft gain • 10 hr 23 min
1 summit • 15.9 mi • 4,875 ft gain • 12 hr 35 min
Latest summits
"Solo but saw a bunch of friendly faces. Last 4 miles were rough when i ran out of everything. Drank a liter right from mummy springs. A nice lady Laura gave me a ride back to my car because she saw me dry heaving haha" — bend • Jul 22, 2023
"Decided last minute to do it in a day and I'm so happy we did. I got to push myself and see the beautiful views as well as make an amazing new friend. Absolutely loved this loop." — CheshireKatt13 • Sep 28, 2022
"South to North Charlie summit. We lucked out with the weather as the clouds chased us the whole hike starting around 9:30. Nearly had rain at the peak but it missed us, finally got some drizzles as we approached Trail Canyon Junction and some distant T-storms could be heard. A great hike. " — DudeAlmighty • Aug 3, 2022
"(this was actually my 58th time up Charleston) I went to meet people for a Memorial. But this is really about suggesting an interesting rock spire be called "Hawley Point." I climbed the point (prominence ca. 15 feet); it is an exposed, crumbling rock, with a committing last 5 feet. I had an episode of expressive aphasia." — hwstock • Jun 25, 2022
"The late Tom Hawley put together an annual "potluck" to hike Charleston Peak. Once everyone reached the peak, everyone shared some snacks and pictures. This year we continued the annual Charleston Potluck and a perfect day! Some hikers went the route from South to North. In following the footsteps of my friend Tom, I did the South to South route." — jdbblues • Jun 25, 2022
"6.8.22~My happy place again! Charleston Peak #116, 3rd in 2022. 7.5 miles, 4,200’ gain in 5:20hrs Round Trip. Up and down Big Falls. One of the shortest routes (distance) to the summit and back. Very exhausting but I got a PR on the route. 5:20hrs RT. Up in 3:06, :21 min summit break, Down in 1:53hrs. The Big Falls were flowing and the creek that feeds it was a refreshing paradise. Very warm at the end! Best part of the day was running into my Bestie twin buddies Laurie & Cathy after! Yay Mountains, Yay Friends.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/DI2MTF49Mo8?feature=share" — paula.raimondi • Jun 8, 2022
"My first time back up to Mount Charleston since... 2017? Probably. It's been a while since I've done Charlie - and I had never previously gotten Mount Charleston Peak South. Made a nice little detour to grab that bump this time! Since the weather thwarted our central Nevada peakbagging plans, we headed back on Sunday and then went for a Mount Charleston summit on Memorial Day Monday. It was a good day - long, of course, but we were making 1000'/hr for the first 3000' feet. After that, you're along the ridgeline for so long, but I'm quite proud of our pace to get up to the ridgeline. The final push to the summit took a little longer than I'd like, but that's okay. A little snow on South Loop trail, down in the switchbacks area, but nothing that was a problem or a true hazard. Very little snow once you hit the ridgeline, and none of it was on the trail proper. The day was a bit windy, but nothing to the level of what we had been dealing with in central Nevada the two days before. Overall, a good hike and I felt good about the distance and elevation we got out of it, especially since this was Not The Plan (TM). " — psychikingjes • May 30, 2022
"5.26.22~Charleston Peak #115, 2nd in 2022. 14 miles, 4,800’ gain 6:55hrs w/ my pal Frances. Our 1st time doing the peak together :@) I showed her a variation of the Big Falls ascent route. We descended SLT since she wanted to experience the South ridge above the main trail (south of the peak.) After working 18 days straight I wasn’t sure if I had lost fitness but I felt great. Weather was perfect. She lives there so I stopped by her mountain home after. I met her Cute hiking cat Cosmo. He can do tricks like “sit” and “shake hands”…He is very charming. I ran into my Pal Laszlo too. I was happy to get on top of my fav Mtn again. Slay!" — paula.raimondi • May 26, 2022
"South loop trail at the beginning of the hike you climb over 3000 feet in about 4 miles-the last section to the summit is tough, with gradients up to 20%. Mt. Charleston Peak is only the 8th highest in peak Nevada. It's the 8th most prominent peak in the lower-48, also, you can see wreckage from a CIA plane crash that occurred in 1955-the men were traveling to Area 51 where they were working on the U-2 spy plane." — Nomad • May 25, 2022
"5.6.22~11,916’ Charleston Peak #114 + Lee Peak X2 (to and fro since I had no choice to summit it twice as it’s my route down) …out & back from Lee Canyon via the NW Ridge & Devil’s Thumb. 7.25 miles, 4,000’ gain in 6:25hrs Round Trip (includes about 1hr of breaks) One of the shortest routes to Chaz. The 1st one of the Year is always difficult and slow. I didn’t need any snow gear but encountered some snow along the way. I had a good time enjoying the solitude on my Fav Mtn. I spied an anchor on top of the Devil’s Thumb rock pinnacle. Hmmmmm. It’s been climbed. Very cool. I don’t like the looks of it but am intrigued :@) There was a new structure put on The Chaz Summit. Not sure what it is. Looks like a locked cabinet and a source of solar power for it. " — paula.raimondi • May 6, 2022
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